Lead Data Science Technologist (Software Sr Eng Spec)

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At Wells Fargo, we are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. We are seeking candidates who embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired.

Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.

Technology sets IT strategy; enhances the design, development, and operations of our systems; optimizes the Wells Fargo infrastructure; provides information security; and enables Wells Fargo global customers to have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week banking access through in-branch, online, ATMs, and other channels.

Our mission is to deliver stable, secure, scalable, and innovative services at speeds that delight and satisfy our customers and unleash the skills potential of our employees.

The Enterprise Functions Technology (EFT) group provides technology solutions and support for Risk, Audit, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Corporate Properties, and Stakeholder Relations business lines. In addition, EFT provides unique technology solutions and innovation for Wells Fargo Technology, Enterprise Shared Services, and Enterprise Data Management. This combined portfolio of applications and tools are continually engineered to meet the challenges of stability, security, scalability, and speed.

Compliance, Legal, Audit & Regulatory Technology (CLAR) provides technology support and development for Legal & Data Controls, Compliance Risk & Audit, Financial Crimes, Front Office and Second Line Risk, Employee Compliance, Regulatory Regulations, Market Surveillance, and Regulator Change Management.

CLAR Technology has embarked on an ambitious Risk Transformation program and as part of that we are looking for a Lead Data Science Technologist who is responsible for collecting, analyzing and interpreting extremely large amounts of data using advanced analytics technologies, including machine learning and predictive modeling.

Key duties and responsibilities of this position include:

• Analyze various data (structured and unstructured) across all lines of business (LOBs), using SAS, Python, Excel, VBA and SQL, and deliver testing and validation improvement strategies/recommendations based on findings.
• Engage with LOB business partners to understand how analytic activities are performed and processed into various systems. Translate this knowledge into an understanding of how data is populated into systems of record and data warehouses and synthesize findings into data and process insights.
• Develop reporting and analytics to ensure adequate and consistent monitoring of adherence to enterprise testing policies and standards across all LOBs. Work with peers within Data & Analytics to incorporate recurring analytics into suite of automated processes.

 Potential solutions include

• Text summarization
• Calculating text similarity
• Develop contextual question and answer systems
• Natural language generation
• Clustering
• Etc.
• Collaborate in producing executive-level insights and presentations that provide a clear line of sight in trends and metrics.
• Collaborating closely with developers and business stakeholders on the transition of your research into high-value business applications, such as replacement of manual testing processes with systematic, data-driven approaches. Independently designing and undertaking new research as well as partner in a team environment across the organization.
• Implementing policies, procedures and measurements to support program, including on-going monitoring and reporting and documentation
   

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 7+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: securities, quants, artificial intelligence, or machine learning
• 5+ years of experience one or a combination of the following: reporting, analytics, or modeling in an information security environment, information technology environment, or a combination of both
• A Master's degree or higher

• A Masters degree or higher in computer science or finance
• A professional certification in technology
• Basic knowledge of industry regulations related to building technological solutions
• 8+ years of financial industry experience
• 8+ years of risk management experience
• 8+ years of SAS programming experience
• 8+ years of Python experience
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of research and analysis
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• A Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline
• A PhD in a quantitative discipline

• 6+ years of Operational Risk Management experience
• Knowledge of Octave, Matlab and C/C++
• Wells Fargo software engineering experience

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• Ability to work outside of regular business hours

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IA-West Des Moines: 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy - West Des Moines, IA
IL-Chicago: 10 S Wacker Drive - Chicago, IL
MA-Boston: 125 High Street - Boston, MA
MN-Minneapolis: 600 S 4th St - Minneapolis, MN
MO-Saint Louis: 1 N Jefferson Ave - Saint Louis, MO
NC-Raleigh: 1100 Corporate Center Dr - Raleigh, NC
PA-Philadelphia: 101 N Independence Mall E - Philadelphia, PA
TX-Irving: 2975 Regent Blvd - Irving, TX

• All offers for employment with Wells Fargo are contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed a criminal background check. Wells Fargo will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state and Federal law, including Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
  
  Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service men and women.
  Wells Fargo is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

Benefits
 

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